Abdominal Transplant Surgeon, OPO

The Division of Transplantation in The University of Wisconsin's Department of Surgery is recruiting for a dedicated Abdominal Organ Procurement Surgeon. UW Health operates a hospital-based organ procurement organization, the UWOTD (Organ and Tissue Donation), and the selected candidate will be an integral part of the UWOTD team. This surgeon will perform abdominal procurements within the UWOTD's donation service area (greater Wisconsin, Northern Illinois, and the upper peninsula of Michigan) as well as on occasional "fly out" recoveries to other donation service areas for import livers and pancreata. The UWOTD office in Madison, Wisconsin will serve as the primary location for this role. Appointment will be at a level consistent with the successful candidate's experience and track record of accomplishments in service, education, and academic activities.

The UW Division of Transplantation is one of the world's leading organ transplant programs, and has been on the forefront of transplant advancement since its creation in 1966. Surgeons and scientists in the Division of Transplantation have made innovative discoveries that are used throughout the world. The UW Health Transplant Center is one of the most experienced transplant programs in the nation. More than 20,000 organs have been transplanted at UW in the past 58 years, including adults, pediatrics and serving the Veteran's Hospital. University of Wisconsin Organ and Tissue Donation is recognized as one of the most successful organ procurement programs in the nation. As a result, our patients have among the shortest waiting times for organ transplants. The division currently supports eleven faculty surgeons and trains three to four transplant fellows annually. The UWOTD employs more than 60 team members across the disciplines of hospital and community development, family services, clinical and recovery specialists in the organ donation process at its primary office in Research Park, two miles from University Hospital. In addition, the UWOTD supports three non-physician Surgical Recovery Specialists, who are ACIN certified to recover abdominal organs and serve as assistants and/or primary surgeons in the organ recovery process. UWOTD also operates, in partnership with Meriter Hospital in Madison, a centralized recovery center (CRC), where most of our neurologically deceased donors are transported for recovery.

The UW Department of Surgery consists of more than 160 faculty across eleven specialty divisions, performing more than 25,000 operations annually. The Department also trains more than 70 residents and fellows and is consistently ranked amongst the top surgery programs with extramural research funding, currently 12th in the nation according to Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research. The department provides a robust infrastructure of services including academic resources such as the Wisconsin Surgical Outcomes Research Program (WiSOR), which provides support, resources, and a collaborative environment to facilitate surgical health services research. The Department's Office of Clinical Research provides clinical trial coordinator support for clinical trials as well regulatory support for research, and the grants management team provides comprehensive pre-award to post- award support. The Surgical Collaborative of Wisconsin also provides access to a network of surgeons throughout the state and this platform provides opportunities for collaborative quality improvement that improves the care of surgical patients throughout the state and region.

The qualified candidate must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, the following tasks:

* Surgical dissection and recovery of abdominal organs (liver, kidneys, pancreata) for transplantation and research including ability to travel by car and plane for procurement.
* Intraoperative assessment of organ quality including preforming intraoperative liver biopsy, pancreatic evaluation, back table kidney biopsy and preparation.
* Cannulation of liver and kidney grafts onto various ex-vivo machine perfusion platforms (e.g., Organox; necessary training will be provided)
* Cannulation (both pre-mortem and post-mortem) and maintenance of abdominal Normothermic Regional Perfusion (aNRP) platforms including point of care testing interpretation and organ assessment in conjunction with a team of perfusionists (necessary training will be provided if needed)
* Must possess outstanding communication skills, promote professionalism, and serve as an on-site ambassador of the organ donation process, including with visiting teams, hospital partners, donor families, and UWOTD staff.
* Education of residents/fellows/SRS first assists in abdominal recovery in the role
* Support the UWOTD mission, vision and values; adhering to its policies and procedures.
* Provide availability an average of 20 days per month, including two weekends, for procurement of abdominal organs, including donors after neurologic determination of death and donors after circulatory death.
* Respond to all calls for recovery of abdominal organs at donor hospitals and participate in the recovery of these organs
* Attend and participate in relevant meetings with UWOTD as well as the Division of Transplant meetings regarding organ donation and procurement quality and concerns that arise in the recovery process
* Maintain a case log of all organ recoveries performed including relevant quality data
* Other duties as assigned by the Medical Director

The chosen applicant will participate in administrative, and committee work to support the clinical and scholarly missions of UW Health and the School of Medicine and Public Health. An essential part of these duties will be working in a collegial relationship with other faculty members. The chosen applicant will teach medical students, residents, and fellows.

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Required
Terminal Degree
MD, DO, or equivalent

Candidate's are required to have or be eligible for a Wisconsin medical license by the appointment start date. Must be eligible for all necessary hospital privileges by the appointment start date.

Completion of an abdominal transplant surgery fellowship by appointment start date is preferred.

For appointment at Associate Professor or Professor rank on CHS Track, candidates will meet criteria established by the department and as outlined in the School of Medicine and Public Health guidelines for promotion or appointment to Associate or Professor on the CHS Track.

Full Time: 100%

It is anticipated this position requires work be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location.

Ongoing/Renewable

JULY 01, 2025

Negotiable
ANNUAL (12 months)

Located on an isthmus between two lakes, Madison is the capital city of the state of Wisconsin. Fresh off being named Livability's best U.S. city to live in for 2022, it is the second largest city in the state, with a city population of approximately 260,000 and regional population of over 1 million.

Madison boasts beautiful scenery and plentiful year-round outdoor activities with its 260 parks, more than 200 miles of trails, 15,000 acres of lakes and 12 beaches. As the home of our state government and the flagship University of Wisconsin campus, it's also a hub of education and the arts. And as a city with a large community of young professionals, it offers vibrant restaurant, bar, and live music scenes.

Getting to Madison is easy. Dane County Regional airport is a 10-minute drive from campus and offers direct flights to 15 U.S. cities, including New York, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Orlando, Dallas, Denver, Las Vegas and Phoenix. Milwaukee can be reached in just over an hour while Chicago is just two hours away, giving travelers access to two international airports and a regional airport that offer direct flights to over 250 destinations combined.

Madison has been voted the No. 1 Best Place to Live (Livability, 2022), No. 1 City for Best Work-Life Balance (SmartAsset, 2022), No. 2 Best State to Practice Medicine (WalletHub 2020), No. 1 City for Most Successful Women Per Capita (Forbes, 2019), No. 6 Fittest City in the U.S. (ACSM American Fitness Index, 2023), No. 1 Best Place to Retire (Money, 2020) and No. 4 Best City for STEM Jobs (WalletHub, 2022).

The department will not be able to support a request for a J-1 waiver. If you choose to pursue a waiver and apply for our position, neither the UW nor UWMF will reimburse you for your legal or waiver fees.

The deadline for assuring full consideration is March 10, 2025 however, this position will remain open and applications may be considered until this position is filled. To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply Now" button and use the online UW Job Application system to submit a current CV and a cover letter which includes answers to the following:
1.) Your interest in joining the University of Wisconsin and UW Health OPO as an Abdominal Organ Procurement Surgeon
2.) Your experience in Organ Procurement
3.) Your academic interests (i.e., research, education)

Kj Ellis
kj.ellis@wisc.edu
608-264-3004
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Clinical Professor(IC009) or Clinical Associate Professor(IC010) or Clinical Assistant Professor(IC011) or Professor (CHS)(IC014) or Associate Professor (CHS)(IC015) or Assistant Professor (CHS)(IC016)

A53-MEDICAL SCHOOL/SURGERY/TRANSPLANT

Academic Staff-Renewable

311634-AS